Lift Gate Support Rod/Shocks Rebuild

[landtoy80]

New OEM lift gate shocks are over $100 each.
Is it possible to have them rebuilt?

 

[Ckanderson]

or you just buy new ones from a vendor/parts store.

 

[lppro]

the scion tc rear hatch struts work very good. you have to use two hands to close the hood lol

 

[BorHor]

They are about $30 each from your local parts store.

 

[IJ.]

Had a bud in the US get me a pair from Pepboys and send em over, $22 each from memory and they have clips on the Ball socket that makes it easy to unclip them and fold the hood back for working on/engine removal/installation.

 

[landtoy80]

Do aftermarket ones hold up well? I don't have good luck with aftermarket crap.

 

[IJ.]

Had mine 4+ years no problems at all and they actually lift the hood from halfway up

 

[johnathan1]

Yea, in my experience, the aftermarket struts are actually quite good...Mine have lasted 4+ years as well.

 

[blackturbona]

mine just recently died

 

[landtoy80]

Mine work once in a while but most of the time they don't.

 

[akito]

the scion tc rear hatch struts work very good. you have to use two hands to close the hood lol

Are you saying that the HATCH STRUTS from a scion TC works very well AS HOOD STRUTS for our MK3s? Interesting

 

[suprabad]

The rear struts are the ones I keep having to replace.

It seems the weight of the hatch + glass + wing just wears them out. Next thing you know, I'm leaning in the cargo area and the hatch decides to try to decapatate me. News struts...and a year later same thing.

 

[Justin727]

he isnt talking about the hood struts but the hatch struts.

 

[akito]

he isnt talking about the hood struts but the hatch struts.

Yea...I thought so too because OEM hood struts arent that expensive. 100? No way.

LOL, All 3 posts were at 9:22 PM

 

[landtoy80]

Lift gate , Lift gate ,Support rod ,W/o turbo
Description Year MSRP Price Core Price Your Price
W/o turbo Right 86-87 $146.10 $111.04
W/o turbo Left 86-87 $146.10 $111.04
W/turbo Right 86-87 $146.10 $111.04
W/turbo Left 86-87 $146.10 $111.04

Its the hatchback I am talking about.

Now why is there a listing for turbo and NA Supra's, does the turbo have a different gate?

 

[akito]

^^ May be because the hatch from a turbo supra has a spoiler and it would be heavier??? My guess

 

[landtoy80]

If they are not the same part or part number, maybe I should go with the turbo one...it will make my NA go faster.

 

[akito]

MAYBE......LOL

 

[AJ'S 88NA]

Just buy a $3.00 mop. It comes in handy for BHG's too.

 

[akito]

^^^ LMAO